Qenya
húna-
verb. to howl
Changes
ñōna-→ hūna- “groan” ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Derivations
- ᴹ√
ÑO(N)✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑŌ²/ÑONO > hūna- [ŋūna] > [ɣūna] > [hūna] ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² Variations
hūna-✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² (hūna-)ñōna-✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² (ñōna-)
hu
noun. howl
Changes
ñōn→ hu “growl [deleted], groan” ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Cognates
- N.
ûn“howl; groan” ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Derivations
- ᴹ√
ÑO(N)✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ²Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑŌ²/ÑONO > hu [ŋu] > [ɣu] > [hu] ✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² Variations
ñōn✧ EtyAC/ÑŌ² (ñōn)
The deleted verb ᴹQ. hūna- “howl” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the deleted root ᴹ√ÑO, replacing ñōna- “groan” (EtyAC/ÑŌ²).
Neo-Quenya: Since the root ᴹ√ÑO seems to have become √ÑGAW “howl”, I would revise this verb to ᴺQ. nauna- for purposes of Neo-Quenya.